MX
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Gorilla Tour not official, but bribed a guard for a private tour.
The tour went ok. While tour was in a Landrover, it was not well maintained. Twice the car would not start until fixed a few days later, ran out of gas since dashboard was not working so never knew how much gas we had or how fast we were going. He tried to change originally quoted hotels on me, most where for a lower quality but when pressed he changed back. I was in low season so no issue with availability.
The biggest issue I had was on the gorilla trekking. The night before he called me to say needed to wake up and hour earlier cause gorillas had moved. I said we stayed in this hotel since it was 10 mins from the Buhoma gate. He said please wake earlier, so I did. One of the owners picked me up, not my usual guide we drove for about an hour. Then parked on side of road, where a Ugandan guard came out of the forest I followed him alone, not sure what was going on and saw gorillas for an hour. This was clearly a bribe for the guard and much lower cost for the operator. For all gorilla treks you usually meet with the group at an official entrance show passport get signed in and and divided into groups, as well as a short talk. This operator clearly did not pay for a gorilla permit. Tour operator and guard pocketed the money not Uganda Parks.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Experience of a lifetime!
Our safari experience — 4 day/3 night in Mizumi NP + Udzungwa NP + Masai Village — far exceeded our expectations! The service and organization was above and beyond every step of the way. From making arrangements with Winnie, our tour guide, Isaya and his team, to the activities, food and accommodations. It was so much fun and we saw more animals than we ever expected. We appreciated the youthful, fun, positive energy and extensive knowledge of everyone on team Kihindo. You will, no doubt, have the experience of a lifetime with Kihindo!!
IT
65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Personal service, attention always to the clients, he never forget the important of the clients
He the second time we do a Safari with Hassan and is always friendly but very professional, always give a lot's of attention to the client.
The food prepared from the wife is one of the best.
Thanks Hassan
CZ
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent!
total satisfaction with the organizers, guide, hotel and staff and food! the safari was amazing and all the staff were nice, welcoming and helpful. I highly recommend
50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Jartan is a knowledgable, fun, and accommodating guide with Eagle eyes!
My wife and I traveled with Jartan as our guide along with 4 of our friends touring through the Masai Mara, Amboseli NP, Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti NP. Jartan took great care of all of us along the way. He listened to what we wanted to see and experience and did his best to accommodate our wishes. Of course no one can guarantee seeing animals, but with Jartan, we saw so many animals that our cameras were filled up with great photos. His ability to spot animals is truly remarkable. Even the drivers, who spot animals when the rest of us could not, were impressed with his ability to spot animals at tremendous distances. This trip was our third trip on an African safari and we saw so many more animals this time as the previous two trips combined. The tented safari camps exceeded our expectations. Jartan did a good job keeping us on schedule and always put us in the best position to see and do the things we all wanted to experience. His personality was a great fit with all of us, he has a good sense of humor and was happy to share what life is like in this part of the world.
50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent host and guide in Kenya
My husband and I spent 3 days in the Masai Mara, Kenya, with Silas. He was an excellent guide and very attentive host. Communication was prompt and thorough. Our trip was amazing!
AT
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Excellent
Everything was well organized, great accommodation and the safaris, especially good lunch in the bush
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65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Exciting, beautiful and unique
Our stay at Makweti was superb - hospitality, catering, service and over quality of experience cannot be faulted. The array of wildlife we saw on our morning and afternoon explorations and the immediate proximity to the wildlife was truly amazing - a special mention to Joseph our safari guide/host, his knowledge, patience and service was a highlight of our 4 day experience.
20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent trip
Thank you Big apes for the wonderful trip
Gerald our guide was fantastic so friendly and helpful with anything we asked and was also very knowledgeable.
The Jeep was so clean and comfortable which is great when you’re doing the long drives . Seeing the Gorillas and chimpanzees in there natural habitat was amazing and I recommend anyone to do it , we booked mid range accommodation and we were so pleasantly surprised all the accommodation was fabulous we couldn’t have wished for better and the food was amazing everywhere we stayed also ! Thanks Gerald & Peter it was amazing
CA
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Professional, Friendly, and Highly Experienced
We booked a 6 day private safari with Apodiformes Adventures and would highly recommend them! Both the tour consultant, Silas, and our tour guide, Isaiah, were professional and made sure our trip was comfortable and memorable. We visited Maasai Mara, Lake Nakuru, and Amboseli which was quite a bit of driving but enjoyable getting to see the diverse landscape of Kenya. We really enjoyed eating our meals with our tour guide where we could plan out the day ahead and get to know them personally. Our guide recommended we get to the Maasai Mara park gate right when it opens which meant a very early wake up. We listen to their advice, which resulted in us seeing big five on our first day on safari which was incredibly lucky!
